Sheltering the Planet

Protecting our people and our planet through innovation and technology is our passion.  We don’t just talk about being green.  From our 100% solar powered factory to our commitment to use as much local and highly recycled content steel as possible, we make an effort to live green.  Our respect for the environment extends to the work environment where we realize that our people are our most valuable asset.

As a member of the Codding group of companies, we are proud to join them in their mission to protect the environment through sustainable development, by providing steel frame solutions that reduce our impact on the planet’s natural resources.  We maintain an unrelenting focus, not only on green building practices, but also on everyday green practices.  It’s who we are, not just what we do.

Steel Recycling

For many years the building industry has recognized and lauded steel for strength, durability, and functionality.  Increasingly now builders are recognizing steel’s important environmental attributes-especially its high recycled content and high reclamation rate.  Steel is this country’s most recycled - material, and as more steel is used for construction, more scrap is available for future recycling.  In addition to recycled content, steel can contribute toward several other LEED credits, either directly or indirectly.

Read “Steel Takes LEED with Recycled Content” and “Steel and the Environment” for more.

Community Built Out of Steel

Sonoma Mountain Village is a 200-acre, mixed use (1,900 homes, several dozen retail businesses and over 100 other businesses) solar-powered, zero-waste community under development by Codding Enterprises.  This “truly sustainable” community addresses food, car sharing, fair trade, and affordable housing, education  and art in addition to such traditional green elements like building materials, water, energy and indoor air quality.  Codding Enterprises addressed “local and sustainable materials” by creating a 50,000 sq ft, 100% solar powered manufacturing facility.  Our steel frame factory uses the steel from eight recycled cars to build a new home  with no emissions and less than 3% of the typical construction waste.  The finished building can be recycled into a new building when it is renovated or demolished in the distant future.

Visit www.sonomamountainvillage.com for more detail.